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MADRID Charges can and nomination of popular unity, the United Left (IU) and have joined Equo a citizen initiative “invitation to the confluence”, dubbed Now Common.

The intention is to present to the general elections with a similar public bid to have achieved power in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Zaragoza and Cadiz, trying to convince the emerging party through an alternative project of popular unity led by the secretary general of Podemos, Pablo Iglesias

, reported the Spanish newspaper El País .

The platform stems from the refusal of Churches, the draft applicant confluence of IU, Alberto Garzón. Several middle managers purple awning not share the electoral strategy of the address, which decided to participate with your brand and logo, like a group of intellectuals and activists who defend the confluence model tested in municipal applications as now passes through Madrid Comú or Barcelona.

Some regional deputies, councilors and territorial charges can, intermediate leaders of IU and Equo drivers have decided to join forces outside their organizations project, because they consider insufficient achievements so far. Garzon frowns own initiative.

“It is consistent with our proposal because it is a national party supporting role with humility from behind. Many of IU have signed. We’ll see how it develops, but it sounds good and hopeful for the country, “said the leader of the federation, who sees now in common as” the most suitable scenario “to finish forming the candidacy of popular unity for the general elections has advocated for months.

Garzón has not yet signed the manifesto because it wants to be “an obstacle” in a “process that can be very beautiful” and that may be the “seed” of a similar movement has managed to govern in cities such as Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza.

“The need for a candidate of the people and for people with common ambition of transforming our country is a clamor in streets, “says the manifesto, which wields as the main argument the success of the municipal lists of popular unity.

” The new municipalities have shown that participatory processes, made from below unleashed confidence and enthusiasm , overflowing the campaign to recover the institutions for people. Now Madrid, Barcelona Comú, Zaragoza in common, Cádiz Yes We Can, tides and other applications of convergence, show us the way to change not only municipalities but also the entire state. “

Now in Common intends to launch “a candidate of the people” and for this commitment to imitate the “participatory processes” of citizen municipal applications. “Now Madrid, Barcelona Comú, Zaragoza In Common , By Cádiz Yes We Can, tides and other applications confluence show us the way to change not only municipalities but also the entire state, “he argues.

The initiative was supported by the Mayor of Ferrol, Jorge Suarez (Ferrol in Common), Deputy can in the Madrid Assembly Isidro Lopez and member of the Citizens’ Council in Madrid Diego Pacheco. They are also Equo coportavoz Rosa Martinez, Councilman Pablo Carmona Now Madrid and Zaragoza in Common Pablo Muñoz, economist Eduardo Garzón (IU candidate brother Alberto Garzón), the former candidate of IU in Madrid Mauricio Valiente and this training MEP Javier Couso, specify World of Spain.